Alternate Picking

Lesson 3/22 | Study Time: 5 Min

Course: Guitar for Kids 2

Alternate Picking

All of the songs you have played so far involved a downward pick motion, indicated by a. With the introduction of eighth notes, down (a) and up (s) picking is used. This is called alternate picking. In alternate picking, use a down pick ON the beat (the number count) and an up pick OFF the beat (the "and" count). Try the following exercise:

Use alternate picking on the second beat of the first bar. To achieve the rest on the first beat of bar 2, stop the third string from sounding by lightly touching it with your second finger.

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1- The Note E 2- The Note F 3- The Note G 4- The D Chord 5- Eighth Note 6- The Open D Note 7- Eighth Note Strum Patterns 8- The Dotted Quarter Note 9- INTRODUCTION 10- LESSON TEN 11- Notes and Rests 12- Eighth Note Strum Patterns in <span class="symbolA">^</span> time 13- Notes 14- Eighth Note Strum Pattern One 15- Alternate Picking 16- Two Bar Strum Patterns 17- Chords 18- Strum Pattern Number One 19- Eighth Note Strum Pattern Two 20- Eighth Note Strum Pattern Three 21- Eighth Note Strum Pattern Four 22- Two Bar Eighth Note Strum Patterns

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Alternate Picking